ADMINISTRATIVE

TO:

Division Superintendents

FROM:

Richard T. La Pointe
Superintendent of Public Instruction

SUBJECT:

March 31, 1997 Average Daily Membership (ADM)

Final entitlements of State Basic School Aid and related
accounts for school year 1996-97 will be determined on the
basis of average daily membership (ADM) through March 31,
1997. Data from the Attachment will be used to compute this
ADM.
A careful review is recommended of Sections 22.1-1 through
22.1-5, 22.1-101, 22.1-218, Code of Virginia, as amended,
and all the instructions on pages 3, 4 and 5 of the
Attachment prior to completion of page 2 of the Attachment.
Please note that appropriate supporting documentation must
be maintained for each line of this report to facilitate a
subsequent ADM audit review.
Page 6 of the Attachment is designed to adjust kindergarten
ADM for those localities operating less than full-day
kindergarten classes (5 1/2 hours), and maintaining pupil-teacher
ratios of more than 30:1.
In order for the May EFT transfer to reflect final ADM based
entitlements, it is important that the Attachment (pages 1,
2, and 6) be completed by all school divisions and returned
to Ms. Doris B. West, Senior Budget Analyst, no later than
April 11, 1997. This report may be faxed to the Department
on (804) 225-2053. Questions may be directed to Ms. West at
(804) 225-2091.
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Attachment: A hard copy of this memo and its attachment
will be sent to the superintendent's office.